Brave Private Web Browser combines fast, private browsing with built-in Adblock, VPN, and Brave Leo AI to deliver a safer online experience. It commands a strong regional footprint in COMMUNICATION (AU #4, JP #6, KR #6) and a high user rating from millions of users, with total downloads exceeding 100,000,000+ and 4.3M new installs in the last 30 days.
Pros & Cons
Privacy-first by default with Brave Search, private browsing, tracker protection, and HTTPS Everywhere
In-browser AI with Brave Leo, designed to avoid recording or training data
Integrated Firewall + VPN for secure, private browsing
Independent Brave Search provides private, non profiling results
No explicit media downloader or streaming-specific features highlighted
Permissions data not provided in the listing, which may affect app review transparency
Some competitors emphasize speed or content tools not explicitly marketed in this listing
About Brave Private Web Browser, VPN
Brave Private Web Browser, VPN is a communication app developed by Brave Software.
How many times has Brave Private Web Browser, VPN been downloaded?
Brave Private Web Browser, VPN has been downloaded 280 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 4.3 million times. It is ranked #1 in communication.
What is the rating of Brave Private Web Browser, VPN?
Brave Private Web Browser, VPN is rated 4.76 out of 5 stars, based on 3.7 million ratings.
Is Brave Private Web Browser, VPN free?
Brave Private Web Browser, VPN is free to download. The last update was on July 30, 2025.
What are the requirements for Brave Private Web Browser, VPN?
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2016.
Description
Browse 3X faster on Brave Browser. Get a lightning fast, safe and private web browser with AI, Adblock, and VPN.
Loved by over 100 million users, Brave has AI assistant Brave Leo, Firewall + VPN, Brave Search, and night mode.
NEW App Features ✓ Brave Leo: AI assistant ✓ Firewall + VPN ✓ Brave Search. Private, independent search engine. No profiling ✓ Night Mode. Easily read in low light.
Additional Features ✓ Free built-in Adblock ✓ Private internet browser with pop-up blocker ✓ Saves data and battery ✓ Sync Bookmarks securely ✓ Free tracking protection ✓ Https Everywhere (for security) ✓ Script Blocker ✓ Private bookmarks ✓ Browsing history ✓ Recent and private tabs ✓ Import/export bookmarks from/to another browser ✓ Blocks cookie consent notifications by default ✓ Removes tracking codes when you copy URLs
Supports Android 7 and above.
🤖 NEW: AI ASSISTANT Meet Brave Leo, the smart, free AI assistant in your browser. Ask answers, get answers, translate languages, and more. Leo doesn't record or share your chats, or use them for model training.
🔎 Brave Search Brave Search is the only global-scale search engine built with privacy at its core. Brave Search doesn't profile you, and it's independent of Big Tech.
🙈 Private Browsing Enjoy fast, secure, private browsing. Get free ad blocker, anonymous browsing history, personalized private search, and private tabs. Browse the internet without saving your history.
🚀 Browse Faster Brave is a fast web browser! Brave reduces page loading times, improves web browser performance and blocks ads infected with malware.
🔒 Privacy Protection Be protected with leading privacy and security features such as HTTPS Everywhere (encrypted data traffic), script blocking, cookie blocking, and private incognito tabs. All other browsers fall short of the level of the privacy and security protection that Brave provides. Global Privacy Control enabled by default to assert your legal rights to not be tracked online.
🏆 Brave Rewards With your old web browser, you paid to browse the internet by viewing ads. Now, Brave welcomes you to the new internet. One where your time is valued, your personal data is kept private, and you actually get paid for your attention.
About Brave Our mission is to protect your privacy online by making a safe, fast, and private browser while growing ad revenue for content creators. Brave aims to transform the online ad ecosystem with micropayments and a new revenue-sharing solution to give users and publishers a better deal.
To learn more about Brave Web Browser, please go to www.brave.com.
Questions/support? Contact us at http://brave.com/msupport. We love hearing from you.
Terms of Use: https://brave.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://brave.com/privacy/
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Comments on Brave Private Web Browser, VPN for Android
★★★★★Shibayan Chatterjee· Aug 15, 2026
Recommended app for YouTube, (without ads).
★★★★★IGOR Kowalski· Sep 7, 2026
The add blocker here is the best I've ever used. The browser speed is similar to Chrome, definitely better than Firefox. Clean, Simple, Easy to use. I recommend it to everyone
★★★★★Ender Phantom· Aug 25, 2026
Undoubtedly the BEST PERFECT browser out here. W devs for protecting our privacy from those chud big companies out there trying to track us and dig into our personal life data. Brave is protecting us and still good at it. 10 stars instead of 5!!
★★★★★Stefan Ćurčić· Sep 7, 2026
Light in a dark tunnel of browsers, great job for team Brave! People need more of your work in these dark hours of internet privacy.
★★☆☆☆Prasanna Agawane· Sep 7, 2026
It has started to show ads again. If it's gona show ads then it defeats its value
★☆☆☆☆Mohammad Rafeh· Sep 7, 2026
oh god its so frustrating the time wait after new update I have to wait 1 min for the notification to go away like whenever I close a tab or open full screen annoying notification at bottom stays for a minute remove that asap please 🙏🏿
★☆☆☆☆Nathan Fitzgerald· Sep 3, 2026
Carefully on subscribing I had the monthly and forgot to cancel, and it swapped to yearly without my knowledge and took a chunk of change
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Trust & Safety: No explicit permissions are listed in the data. Brave emphasizes privacy through features like private browsing, Adblock, HTTPS Everywhere, script blocking, cookie blocking, and private incognito tabs. Brave Leo AI explicitly states it does not record or share chats or use them for model training, supporting a privacy-conscious user experience.
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